New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-04
GETTING RID or QUEER OLD LUMBER

CUSTOMS OFFICERS TO SELL ODD LOTS on WHICH
DUTY HAS NoT BEEN PAID.
There were collected In the Barge once yesterday
lO93 packages, great and small ana OF various
shapes n part OF which we're sold at auction because
the consumes either refused pay the duties upon
thern or tailed 10 prove their ownership. The
remainder will be sold to-day. Each OF these pack
ages had been appraised and the values ranged from
nothing up to $1,7S6 90. OF those marked no
value" there seventy five, which Tor some unex
reason In the year that they had been under
Custom House su,,erysion, had beeu empted OF their
contents Some OF the officers undertake to explain
this disappearanCe as due TO the surroundings-dry
amo.plere that causes a shrnkage OF the coverings,
so that the goods escape through the openings
The collection OF heterogeneous nature,
coming from every quarter of the globe and including
articles suitable tor nearly every requirement IN lie
Outside OF the seventy-fve empty and ~ value y
pacFages there rum, champagne, wines, cordIas
confectionery, Italian chestnuts, wire old clothes,
old bags silk and cotton hosiery, linen, underwear,
laces coisets skirts IRON, steel copper tn real ana
imitation iewcry macaroni grown richer from age
sweetmeats pro rictary medicines furs etc. Ihe
,hlrd lot on tue list twelve boxes OF CONNECTION
ery valued at Sl5, which were purchased proDaDy
for the Sandwich islanders, as no civilized man
would think OF giving il TO his best girl" The next
article was cases OF confectionery, valued al
Sl75 but the appraiser probably not candy
eater They sold for %33. No. l0i2 was 100
gallons OF sugar pumping. IRON tho Dgcs Oh su 9ai
81 400 probably to be sold III the Polish HeDre"
quarter. A japanese boat appraised at SloO, "hci
would be high estimate tor the finest barge dainit
ever had was bought 10y young man Tor T3o. Inc
ordinary Japanese boats are not worth more tnal
$40 but this was little better than ordinary an'
was fully equipped with sails, oars and steering
apparatus. ,,.. ....oo,od sr;r;ted biddin,
from liouor dealers and private individuals VINO MAJ
had an opportunity ana evidently knew what
snperior quality OF brandy was better than th'
| (oyernmcnt Official who tested 1t. The iatle
annraised il at 80 cents bottle but the purchase
thnugbt II worth his bid of 81 cents bottle, or %
Tor he lor bundle OF newspapers consigned 70 I'M
| . General Manager, Associated Press, was pa
| for % cents No III " one cask, empty content
decayed" was sold tor 80 cents. tin trunk
,,crsonai effects seized from the late kenwaId fhIl
| If Morey letter fame, valued at $2o was bought u
Inv his widow for 50 70. Two cases OF theatr
posters. which Miss Fanny Davenport CONCLUDED I,a
were not worth the duty uponlthe appraised Vaiue
$50, were sold to MIR. Matthias, South-st' l9no
dea,er. Tor ~ 80. a trunk, containing u hNe
water'6Iter and a lot OF mock jewelry thc iatter pr
sumaby intended for heather IN Africal owned .
The Rev. DIR. Stewart, nj sonary. was SOLD Tor g
]. Cohen paid ~ for painting" when, nli s
vorolling proved 10 be WORKOUT bit OF canvas wiz
ILL.," Jonhed on IT. Mnnyof the articles wer
bought for much above the appraised Vaiue'